Baseball Umpiring

by Mike Organ

Why does the batter have to adjust to the umpire’s strike zone? The baseball rule book states the strike zone is from the middle of the knees to the arm pits thrown over the home base. In games I have watched, the home plate umpire uses his strike zone in the game. Usually it is from the waist to the bottom of the knees in vertical height. The width of the zone becomes the issue.